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Immigration Rally comes to Roskam district: 9 photos

Oct. 6, 2013

On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform.

[Roskam Rally]

Maribel Caldera (from left, by banner), a representative of PASO, and Ere Rendon, of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) speak to a rally that overflowed out the door of the sanctuary at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton. On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet there before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Canvassing the neighborhood]

On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Carolina Rivera (left) and Harry Meyer (right) talk to a Wheaton resident on Thompson Drive as they canvass neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform following a rally at nearby Aldersgate Methodist Church. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Rally prayer]

Rev. Michael Mann leads a prayer at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton. On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet there before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Why we're here]

Estela Vara tells how her group came to be at the rally at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton. On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet there before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Unite Here!]

Gloria Drew tells how her group came to be at the rally at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton. On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet there before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Checking the map]

On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Carolina Rivera (from left), her daughter Alejandra Renteria, 16; and son Rogelio Renteria, 12; David McDowell, of the Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP); and Harry Meyer (SWOP) check their map before canvassing in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Citizenship chat]

Julian Vargas (from left), of Aurora; Ahlam Jbara, of Oak Lawn; and Jenette Sturges, of Aurora, talk before a rally at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Chicago area residents meet before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Reform now!]

One of the many cars at the rally at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wheaton leaves the parking lot with a message of immigration reform. On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Chicago area residents meet there before spreading out in nearby neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform. (Bill Ackerman photo)

[Neighborhood chat]

On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, Alejandra Renteria (from left), 16; David McDowell; and Rogelio Renteria, 12; talk with a Wheaton resident as they canvass neighborhoods in Rep. Peter Roskam's home district to advocate for immigration reform following a rally at nearby Aldersgate Methodist Church. (Bill Ackerman photo)